How To Calculate The Score For C2 Proficiency

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How to calculate the score for C2 Proficiency (CPE)

The C2 Proficiency (CPE) test has 5 components (papers) and each of these


components has a certain number of parts and items (i.e. questions). Pay
close attention to the number of each part because although Reading & Use
of English are done together, as one part, they are assessed separately and
so some parts belong to Reading and others to Use of English.
 Reading: 31 items = 44 points
 Part 1: 8 items (1 items = 1 point)
 Part 5: 6 items (1 items = 2 points)
 Part 6: 7 items (1 items = 2 points)
 Part 7: 10 items (1 items = 1 points)
 Minimum score to pass:  28 points
 Use of English: 22 items = 28 points
 Part 2: 8 items  (1 item = 1 point)
 Part 3: 8 items  (1 item = 1 point)
 Part 4: 6 items  (1 item = 2 points)
 Minimum score to pass:  17 puntos
 Writing: 2 items = 40 points
 Part 1: 1 items = 20 points
 Part 2: 1 items = 20 points
 Minimum score to pass: 24 points
 Listening: 30 items = 30 points (1 item = 1 point)
 Part 1: 6 items
 Part 2: 9 items
 Part 3: 5 items
 Part 4: 10 items
 Minimum score to pass: 18 points
 Speaking: 75 points in total (not divided into items or parts).
In this case, the score is assigned to different competences:
 Grammar: 5 points  (up to 5 points, but multiplied by
2)
 Lexis: 5 points  (up to 5 points, but multiplied by 2)
 Discourse: 5 points  (up to 5 points, but multiplied
by 2)
 Pronunciation: 5 points  (up to 5 points, but
multiplied by 2)
 Interaction: 5 poinst  (up to 5 points, but multiplied
by 2)
 Global: 25 points (up to 5 points, but multiplied by 5)
 Puntuación mínima para aprobar: 45 puntos
Awesome. So now the process to calculate your C2 score is easy peasy.
Pay attention, because I’m going to tell you exactly how to calculate your
C2 Proficiency score, but be careful not to make a mistake, because it’s
pretty easy to mess it all up. Follow these steps:
1. Add up the points for each part separately. For example: R =
29 points; UoE = 20 points; W = 30 points; L = 18 points; S = 49
points.
2. Calculate the percentage for each part. To do so, divide the
points obtained by the total points of each part, and then
multiply it by 100. Like this:
 Formula: (points/no. items) x 100
 R = 29/44×100 = 66%
UoE = 20/28×100 = 71%
W = 30/40×100 = 75%
L = 18/30×100 = 60%
S = 49/75×100 = 65%
3. Work out the average of the 5 percentages:
 Formula: Average = (R + UoE + W + L + S)/5
 My score = (66 + 71 + 75 + 60 + 65)/5
 My score = 68%
4. Use the following converter to transform the percentage
into the Cambridge Scale Score. For example, if you type in
68%, you’ll get 207 points, which means you have passed
at Grade C.

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